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kathoey nghĩa là gì?

kathoey

UK/kæˈtɔɪ/

kathoey in Vietnamese: kathoey, katoey. In English, kathoey means a feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.

Vietnamese words for kathoey

transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy
kathoey, katoey

English meaning of kathoey

  1. noun A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
  2. noun A effeminate gay man.

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Questions about kathoey in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of kathoey in Vietnamese?
Kathoey in Vietnamese is kathoey, katoey.
kathoey nghĩa là gì?
Kathoey: kathoey, katoey.
What does kathoey mean in English?
Kathoey means a feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kathoey (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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